Jack attachment



June 11, 1929. c. E'. SMALLEY JACK ATTACHMENT sheets-sheet Filed March 19, 1926 ATTORNEY June 1l, 1929. I I c. E. sMALLEY 1,716,669

' JACK ATTACHMENT Filed March 19. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m k P lNVEhTOR ATTORN EY WITNESS:

Patented June 1l, 1929. v UNITED STATES PATENT GFFIC.

CHAIR/LES E. SMALLEY, F WAGNER, SOUTH DAKOTA.

rlhis invention relates to an attachment forward position and with a pin 12 in for a twin jack, the general object of the the end of the shaft in engagement with invention being to provide means for conany one of a number of notches 13 formed verting a jack into a rear axle overhauling in the rear end of the rear c llar Zl. This 60 5 stand so that the rear ends of motor vehiarrangement. will hold the shaft against rocles and the like can be handled b v one man, tary movement with the jack in either upthus eliminating the services of a helper. right position o in a horizontal position.

This invention also consists in certain other lWhen in a horizontal position, the said ack, features of construction and in the combiwhich includes the casing 7 and the shaft 65 10 nation and arrangement of the several parts, 8, can be passed under a 'motor vehicle and to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated then, by pushing the shaft 5 rearwardly to in the accompanying drawings and specififree the pin 12 from one of the notches 13,

cally pointed out in the appended claims. the said jack can be moved to a vertical posi- In describing my invention in detail, reftion and it will be held in this position bv 70 15 erencc will be had to the accompanying the pin 12 engaging the vertical notch l.

drawings wherein like characters denote like By turning` the wheel 9, the shaft 8 of the or corresponding parts throughout the sevjack can bel adjusted to hold the jack shaft eral views, and in which and its casingl in the desired position.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a jack equipped A stationary member 141 of a clamp is fas- 75 with my invention and showing it in use. tened to one of the jacks of the twin jack Figure 2 is an elevation of Figure 1. by the bolts 15 so that. this member 1a be- Figure 3 is a section on line 3MB of Figcomes a part of the twin jack. A The other ure 1. part 16 of the clamp is hingedly connected Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Figwith the part 14 by `having a hook-shaped 80 um 2, projection 1'? thereon engaging a hole in an In these views, A indicates the twin jack extension 18 of the part 14 and the parts which may be of any desired type and 1 inare removably held in clamping relation by dicates a beam which has a channel 2 at one means of a long T bolt 19 passing through 85 end thereof for engaging a part of the frame the extensions 20 which are opposite the of the jack and a bearing plate 3 at its other hinge of the clamp and the nut 21 having end which engages the top part of the frame a handle 22. of the jack above the third wheel thereof. From the foregoing, it will be seen that The middle part of the beam curves downthe clamp, composed of the parts 14 and 16., wardly so that its rear part is below the can be used for clamping the rear axle housplane of the front part, as shown in Figure ing of a motor vehicle, to the twin ack so that 2. This will enable the beam to be placed the rear end assembly of a vehicle can be on the frame of the jack with its channel fastened to the jack, with the jack shaft and or hook part 2 engaging the rear bar of its housing in either horizontal, inclined or the frame of the jack and its bearing plate vertical position so that the various parts 8 resting upon the top of the frame above can be placed in the most suitable position the third wheel thereof. This will support for working upon them. the beam on the jack. As before stated, the jack carried by the The front end of the beam 1 is provided attachment, is useful for holding the jack with a pair of bearings ,4 for a shaft 5 which shaft housing in its proper position for en- 100 has a T coupling 6 at its outer end which abling one man to reassemble the universal engages the threaded end of a. easing 7 for joint parts of the vehicle. a screw shaft 8, a hand wheel 9 having a It is thought from the foregoing descripthreaded hub engaging the shaft and restingtion that the advantages and novel features upon the coupling, these parts forming a of my invention will be readily apparent. jack for supporting the front end of the jack I desire it to be understood that I may shaft housing t of a motor vehicle. make changes in the construction and in the A collar 10 is fastened to the shaft 5, becombination and arrangement of the several tween the bearings 4, by a set screw and a parts, provided that such changes fall withspring 11 is carried by the shaft and bears in the scope of the appended claims. 55 against the collar and the rear bearing t. llVhat I claim is This spring tends to hold the shaft 5 in 1. An attachment for a jack comprising a supporting` bean'l, means for detuehably connecting it with the traine of n jack, a shaft slidzibly and rotatably connected with the Supporting beznn, it jack carried by the shaft und spring latch means :tor holding the shaiit in ai position with the second jack in either vertical position or in zr horizontal position.

2. E1n attachment for a jack eoinlirising a. `supportingv beam, means for connecting it with the i'rznno of a jack, :t pair of bearing parts at the Aliront end or' the beam, u

shaft sliclnbly und rotatably Supported in Suid bearing` parts, n jack carried by the shaft, one bearing part having :L plurality of notches therein, a pin on the shaft for engaging any one of the notches, it collar on the shalt and a spring pressing` against the sanne and one ot the bearing parts 'for yieldingly holding the pin in any one of the notches.

n teStimony whereoll I ziiiX iny signature.

CHRLES E. SMALLEY. 

